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Dear John,
Keeping students away from juvenile courts is one of the best ways to keep our kids and communities safe.
Diverting youth out of the formal court system is more effective than formal court processing in reducing recidivism and steering youth toward success. As shown in our recent report, “ Diversion: A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice [[link removed]] ,” the earliest decision stages have among the most severe and consistent disparities in the juvenile court process. Increasing the use of diversion can sharply reduce those disparities.
Please join us for a webinar highlighting strategies for states and localities to expand diversion opportunities and reduce disparities at this critical stage of the juvenile court process. We will be joined by Richard Mendel, the author of the new report, along with experts from Tennessee and Kentucky who have been working to expand diversion and address disparities in their jurisdictions.
Guest speakers:
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Richard
Mendel,
Senior
Research
Fellow,
The
Sentencing
Project
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Judge
Sheila
Calloway
,
Juvenile
Court
of
Nashville-Davidson
County,
Tennessee
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Rachel
Bingham
,
Director,
Kentucky
Administrative
Office
of
the
Courts’
Department
of
Family
and
Justice
Services
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Pastor
Edward
L
Palmer,
Jr.
,
Pastor,
Certified
Diversity
Trainer,
and
Juvenile
Justice
Advocate,
and
Immediate
Past
National
Chair
(2019-21)
of
the
Coalition
of
Juvenile
Justice,
Radcliff,
Kentucky
Moderator: Josh Rovner: Director of Youth Justice, The Sentencing Project
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Director of Youth Justice
Email: [email protected] [[email protected]]
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